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Giro d’Italia route could appeal to Bradley Wiggins

The two individual time-trials in the 2013 Giro could appeal to WigginsLIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images

Bradley Wiggins’s hopes of winning further grand tours received a boost today when a route containing more than 90 kilometres of time-trialling was revealed for next spring’s Giro d’Italia.

Wiggins and his Sky Procycling team are keen to add to the Tour de France he won this summer and speculation is rife that the 32-year-old could participate in Italy’s premier stage race in 2013 as he follows up that ambition.

The Giro is traditionally one of the most difficult and mountainous of the three grand tours but has become the victim of its own perils in recent years, with many of the sport’s top names opting against riding it in favour of keeping themselves fresh for the Tour de France.